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KrisLunden New Member Norway 12 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 11:20 am I have this old islamic coin, but I've had a hard time identifying it. My knowledge on islamic coins are scarce and I haven't been able to find anything about it while searching. So hopefully someone here will know something or lead me in the right direction! So the coin is a thin silver coin. It has a diameter of 30mm. Thanks in advance!! Edited by KrisLunden 06/05/2015 11:21 am Report this Post to the Staff

Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 2:15 pm Abbasid coin? http://islamiccoins.ancients.info/a..._CALIPHS.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16860 Posts	Posted 06/05/2015 7:07 pm Sorry, but it's so badly damaged I can't find the date and mint-name. I suspect it is indeed late Abbasid; it has two rings of text on the obverse; this was introduced in AD 833 so it must date from after this and dirhams were not usually this large in diameter until about the reign of al-Muqtadir (AD 908). Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
KrisLunden New Member Norway 12 Posts	Posted 06/06/2015 04:43 am Thank you for your help! Yes, when I compare it to the pictures on the website Petrus provided, the coin looks similar to those. The coin is unfortunately in that state so its hard to exactly identify. Thank you!! Report this Post to the Staff
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